Flying-machine.



H. M. COOLEY.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JABLB, 1911. RENEWED 00w. 8, 1912.

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H. M. QOOLEY.x

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.B,1911. RENEWED 001*. 8, 1912.

' Fatenized 18,1913.

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HERBERT. M. COOLEY, OF MEXICO, MEXICO.

FLYING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Application filed'lanuary 3, 1911, Serial No. 600,471. Renewed October8, 1912. Serial No. 724,677.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT M. CooLnY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mexico city, Mexico, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flying- Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in flying machinesand more particularly to that class known as heavierthan-air flyingmachines and my object is to provide fans or blades for supplyingbuoyancy for the ship.

A further object is to provide means for increasing or decreasing thespeed of the blades.

A. further object is to provide means for driving the sets of blades inopposition to each other.

A further object. is to provide means for reversing the movement of theblades.

A further object is to provide suitable motors for propelling theblades.

A further object is to provide a. propeller for the ship and means forshifting the position thereof.

A further object is to provide wings or equilibrium blades and means tooperate the same.

A further object is to provide 1 cover or parachute for the flyingmachine. and. a further object is to provide means for normally holdingthe parachute in folded relation with the frame of the flying machine.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the specification.

In the accompanying drawings. which are made a part of this application.Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved fiyingmachine. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail View,partly in section of the propeller shaft and means for operating thesame. Fig. 4: is a detail side elevation of the driving gear for thebuoyant blades or fans. and. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the cover forthe machine showing the canopy top or parachute in folded position.

Referring to the drawings, in which siniilarreference charactersdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 1 indicatesthe platform depending from which is a suitable frame work m, to partsof which frame are attached wheels or rollers c c to receive the jar orimpact when alighting. Mounted in any suitable manner below the platform1 are engines a, which are supplied with propelling medium from a tank2'. Extending over the engines a and longitudinally of the platform 1are crank shafts b, to the crank portions of which are secured thepistons of the engines. The ends of the shafts b extend through hangers0 and have secured to their ends disks 6. cooperating with which disksare transmission or friction pulleys (Z. The pulleys (Z are slidablymounted upon vertical shafts h, which shafts are rotatably mounted inthe hangers c and extend vertically. The pulleys d are caused to rotatewith the shafts h by any suitable form of regulating clutches f and thepulleys are moved vertically of the shafts by connecting the samethrough suitable links to lovers 9, said levers being connected tohand-levers 1? through the medium of rods m.

Attached to the lower ends of the shafts h are blades or fans A, thatportion of the blade projecting beyond the platform being protected byshields a In order to control the equilibrium of the flying machine, Iprovide a pair of wings or blades J. which are attached to the platform1 by pivot bolts Z, said wings being so arranged that they can beextended beyond the edges of the platform or housed thereunder. Themovement of the wings is controlled through the medium of toggle leversK. the inner ends of which are pivoted below the platform and theopposite ends thereof to the inner edges of the Wings. The toggle leversare contracted or extended through the medium of foot levers 0, whichare connected to the toggle levers by rods 2, the operation of thetoggle levers and wings being clearly shown by full and dotted lines inFig. 2.

The machine is guided and propelled through the medium of a propeller B,which is carried upon a propeller shaft r. which is in turn mounted insuitable bearings upon a revolving table C, said table being providedwith a journal t carried by the platform 1.

One end of the table C is formed into a segmental rack S, with whichcooperates a pinion r carried by a steering post 72. the upper end ofthe steering post having the usual form of hand wheel a for operatingthe ])().-l' and it will be readily seen that as the table is rotated onits pivot, the propeller will be shifted from side to side, thusemploying the propeller for guiding the machine as well as for drivingthe same forward.

The shaft '21 is provided with a crank portion to which is connected thepitman from a motor 1, thus driving the propeller independently of theblades A.

The machine is provided with an upwardly extending frame work 2, towhich is secured a covering made of canvas or other suitable flexiblematerial, said cover being so arranged that it will act as a safetydevice or parachute should the engines fail to work and the machinestart to fall. The cover is made of such size that it will form aballoon-like structure when released, but under normal conditions, thecover is placed in folds, as best shown at y in Figs. 1 and 5, and thefolds are held in position by means of clamps u or similar devices. Theclamps are so arranged that they will normally hold the folds inposition, but should the machine start to descend rapidly, the force ofthe wind will release the folds from the clamps and permit the cover tospread out and form a parachute or air bag. Rather than depend upon theclamps working automatically to release the covering, any suitable formof manually operated device may be provided for releasing the clamps.

The frame 2 is provided with a ridgepole 3, which is so curved as toform the cover-- ing dome shaped, thus permitting the machine to passthrough the air Without creating an undue amount of friction on thecovering.

In operation should it be desired to as cend, the motors a are startedand the pulleys (Z moved to a position above the axis of the shaft 5 andthe speed of the blades A may be readily controlled by the distance atwhich the pulleys (Z are moved above the axis of the disks 6. Themachine is held against revolving, moving laterally, or lost motion byoperating the blades A in opposition to each other, thus combining theone. e such power driven blades to the desire pose of buoyancy orcontinued rising tion. The movement of the blades A be readily changedto cause the machine descend by operating the levers p to more thepulleys (Z to a point below the r "5 of the disks 6. After the machinehas attained the proper height, the speed of the blades is so regulatedas to maintain the machine at the proper altitude, when the motor g isstarted to propel the machine and the ma chine may be placed underperfect control of the operator by arranging the motor g to operate thepropeller to move the machine forwardly or rearwardly. it will likewisebe seen that the machine may he held the proper equilibrium as whenattacked by endden or violent air currents or when rising or gliding bymeans of the wings J, the moving of said wings inwardly or outwardly asoc casion may require keeping the machine proper equilibrium. it willlikewise be seen that by providing the frictional connect betweenthemotors and the shafts call i the blades A, any jar when starting orstop-- ping the motors will be eliminated and the equilibrium of themachine will not be fected, and, it; will likewise be seen that shouldthe motors fail to Worlr so as to hold the machine suspended in the air,any possibilitv of an accident by the machine denly descending will beobviated throu a the medium of the formation of the cot er on themachine, said. cover, when expanded, gathering sufficient air to causethe machine to descend gradually.

l i hat I claim is:

ill flying machine, comprising and frame, means to cause the maci ascendor descend, a propeller for said chine, means to shift the position ofthe peller to guide the machine, Wings piv to the platform centrallythereof to r tain the equilibrium of the machine Witt manually operatedtoggle levers pivoted centrally of the'wings for extending or tractingsaid wings.

in testimony whereof it have d name to this specification in the pic Weetvvo subscribing Witnesses.

